Airbus Military has conducted the ultimate load test on the A400M's all-composite wing, subjecting the design to 150% of the maximum bending load expected to be encountered during the type's ...

Determined by strength and stiffness tests under ISO 8611 or ASTM D1185, applying safety factors (≥2.0 for ISO) to the ultimate load. Dynamic Load Capacity The dynamic load capacity refers to the ...

Gulfstream Aerospace has completed ultimate load testing for the new Gulfstream G500 to validate the business jet’s structural integrity. Ultimate load represents 150% of the limit load and is ...

Airbus reported today that it had successfully performed the ultimate load test of the A350 XWB's wing in December 2013, applying loads up to 1.5 times higher than those the aircraft would ever ...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the biggest Nintendo Switch releases in recent memory, and not just in file size. The scope of the latest Switch brawler is surprisingly large, and packing in all ...

The Comac C919 programme is making progress, with the aircraft passing a key static testing milestone and flight test aircraft 102 making a cross country flight. On 12 July, top Comac executives ...

If you've ever felt a little queasy watching your plane's wings flex under the strain of being at 10,000 feet, rest assured that they can bend a lot further. Just how much pressure modern airliner ...

Simply sign up to the European companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Airbus has completed the testing “to destruction“ of the wings of its A380 superjumbo in static trials in ...